By: Jesse Striewski
There was a time when the low-brow comedy styles of legendary stoner duo Cheech & Chong were right up my alley, and although I may have grown considerably since those days, I knew it wasn’t an option to miss Last Movie on the big screen while the chance was still there (and caught it just in time, too – on the very last day it was showing at the AMC Theater near me).
Things start off innocently enough with the two driving across the desert together and recalling their own individual stories and upbringings before reaching their inevitable joining of forces in the late 1960s, and eventual breakthrough of comedy albums and films in the ’70s.
It may be funny enough to see the two now sharing THC gummies these days in place of a joint, but things get a little uneven by the time the story reaches the duo’s split in the mid-’80s, and many of the events or films leading up to it feel glossed over (no mentions to be found of 1985’s After Hours or 1989’s Rude Awakening, among others). Unfortunately many of the clips shown from the old films with their gross-out humor have also not aged very well, either.
While it’s far from a perfect swan song, Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie caps off the career of two of history’s most iconic comedians of all time. If nothing else, see it just to say goodbye.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
